February 25th, 2018

Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $8,061 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $5,146 was received through WeShare, for a total of $13,207. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The Ash Wednesday collection totaled $3,702. Thank you!
INTRODUCTION TO CENTERING PRAYER –
5-hour workshop, March 3, 10am to 3pm in rectory of Blessed Sacrament. Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach. Please register in advance as space is limited. For more information or to RSVP -
marytjebara@gmail.com or 973-714-1409

CRS RICE BOWL CRS RICE BOWL: Join our parish community -- and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States -- in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. CRS Rice Bowl is a faith-in-action Lenten program for families, individuals and faith communities with family activities, meatless meals, prayers and reflections. Rice Bowl invites Catholics to live in solidarity with our most vulnerable brothers and sisters through the Lenten pillars of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.

Using the cardboard Rice Bowl is a familiar reminder to collect the money you save from what you give up for Lent.

PLEASE PICK UP A RICE BOWL with a Lenten calendar and a flyer for more information at the church entrance.

WHAT YOU GIVE UP FOR LENT CHANGES LIVES.
BLESSED SACRAMENT ALTAR SERVERS Serving at the altar is a privileged way to grow closer to Jesus and to share the joy that we receive by being close to the Lord. Training sessions will be held for any young person interested and who has received First Holy Communion. Please contact Chris Miller and Marlon Hosang at
cmiller2925@aol.com, 917.612.7833, or leave your name and number at the rectory office at 212.877.3111.
LENTEN VESPERS Sunday at 4:00pm
“Let Justice roll n like a River”

LENTEN SIMPLE SUPPERS Please join us during any or all of the Wednesday of Lent: 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, and 3/21 for our Lenten Simple Suppers. Prayers and meditation begin at 7PM in the rectory, followed by a meal of soup and salad…and fellowship. The suppers are a wonderful way to not only deepen one’s Lenten experience, but also to be able to reflect in a very comfortable and quiet setting with fellow parishioners. For more information, please call John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350. We look forward to seeing you then.
HOSPITALITY SUNDAYS Thank you to all who help organize and participate in our Hospitality Sundays, with Coffee Hour after the morning Masses and Spirit Sunday after the evening Mass. Please note the following Hospitality Sundays: February 25, March 18, April 29.

The Magnificat Lenten Companion provides a series of original reflections to guide you through every day of Lent. Each book is $3.00 and can be purchased in the rectory office.
Join us at the SBS Auction
Saturday, March 10, 2018
7:30 - 10:30 PM
The Ainsworth Chelsea

This is the largest fundraiser for SBS and we need your help to reach our goal of $90,000!
Holy Trinity Neighborhood Center invites you to the movies!
Saturday, March. 3, 2018, 6:00 PM

“A Place at the Table”

See this important movie on hunger, food policy, and obesity in America. It will be followed by a discussion led by Joel Berg, the feisty curmudgeon of food insecurity, CEO of Hunger Free America, and author of America, We Need to Talk, and All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?

Goodwill donations will be used to purchase food for
Holy Trinity Neighborhood Center’s Neighborhood Supper.